Looking to get Avid express soon and want to just look into what is recommended to run this program.

I have an Acer Aspire - formatted from day one - added ram for a total of 2GB.

graphics card specs:
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other specs:
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It's got a firewire port on the back and I'm looking to get a new graphics card for it since it never came with one but I can't complain with the price I got this PC for...

It currently runs Adobe Premiere pro CS3 v3 but it does lag a little when I start working fast.
I can't see it getting any faster with a program like Avid Express.

mmm... Windows Vista...

yea i'm running business vista but I actually don't have many complaints on it.
my old recording audio card doesn't have drivers for vista so I'm stuck with getting a new interface to replace it.
XP would be best I'm sure but for now vista is working fine with all my programs and most of my gear.

Get a mac, G5 with FCP 6. That'll solve your problem haha just kidding.